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Household of John Neilson (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Neilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Neilson, born in 1844 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Joan (born 1874 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Louisa A (born 1879 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Louisa A

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Neilson

Son

-

13

1868

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Neilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Louisa A

Neilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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